Goulds Pond & Fire Pool
4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Goulds Pond & Fire Pool is a 4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Podunk, CT. The route passes Fire Pool before reaching Goulds Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Goulds Pond & Fire Pool
4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 97–168 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.32116, -72.60991
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftPass Fire Pool.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Goulds Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Fire Pond & Fire Pool 5 mi · ▲ 275 ft
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